The utility model discloses an
overvoltage suppression device of a steel rail potential limiting device, when a steel rail potential
limiter is switched on, a
direct current contactor K2 is switched on, a
solid-state
relay K3 is switched on, a non-polar
capacitor Cs1 is charged by a 220V AC / DC charging loop, when the
voltage at the two ends of the non-polar
capacitor Cs1 reaches 300V, the
solid-state
relay K3 is switched off, and the charging process is completed within 3 seconds; when the steel rail potential
limiter is switched off and a 25V
voltage difference is detected between a steel rail and the ground, the
control system triggers the controllable
semiconductor device SCR1 and the controllable
semiconductor device SCR2 to be switched on, so that a
reverse current arc extinction loop is formed, and steel rail
overvoltage generated when the steel rail potential
limiter is switched off is suppressed; and after the
capacitor is reversely charged, the controllable
semiconductor device SCR1 and the controllable
semiconductor device SCR2 are
cut off. According to the invention, a piezoresistor or a
lightning arrester is not needed, and when a line suffers from frequent
overvoltage impact, the overvoltage of the steel rail can be rapidly suppressed.